Bobby Brown to pen Whitney Houston tell-all?
Is Bobby Brown thinking about dishing all the dirt on his relationship with deceased diva Whitney Houston?!
Whitney hasn't been in the ground a week, but Bobby may be re-visiting the idea of writing a tell-all about her, according to The Huffington Post. The pair had a tumultuous 14-year marriage before Whitney filed for divorce in 2006.
Supposedly, Bobby had thought to write an expose on their relationship in 2008, but the idea fizzled out. Now that Whitney has passed on, there's buzz that he may be trying to move ahead with the book.
“Back in 2008, the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn’t that great,” one publisher told The Huffington Post. “Whitney had fallen off the radar back then … but now, following her tragic death, the market has changed. Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney.”
But getting any potential tell-all on the shelves will be tough considering the confidentiality agreement that was included in the divorce settlement. Also, the publication of such a book could have a huge impact on his daughter with Whitney, Bobbi Kristina, and that might stop him from putting pen to paper.
“Bobby loves all his children,” said Phaedra Parks, his former attorney. “He would do anything to protect all his children.”
Whitney's friends, however, aren't so sure that even that would stop him from giving up the goods on their rocky romance. They charge that whether or not Bobby writes the tell-all will be a decision that is purely motivated by money.
“This is a man who left his ex-wife’s funeral because he didn’t like his seats and went to a paying gig that night,” Whitney's friend supposedly said. “He didn’t get on stage that night because he needed to sing his greatest hits or because Whitney would have wanted him to entertain his fans; he did it to get a paycheck—the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book.”
Meanwhile, someone else has cashed in on Whitney's death in a far more shocking way. The National Enquirer has come under fire for publishing a picture of Whitney in her casket on its cover.
The tabloid would not disclose who took the shot, but it claims that Whitney was laid to rest wearing $500,000 worth of jewelry and gold slippers on her feet. Her nickname, "Nippy," was embroidered on the inside of her casket between two treble-clef signs. Reportedly, the picture was taken at Whigham's Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey.
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Report: Bobby Brown trying to get tell-all book about relationship with Whitney Houston published
Daniel S Levine
Bobby Brown, who split with singer Whitney Houston in 2007, is reportedly trying to get his tell-all autobiography centered on his relationship with the late singer finally published.
The Huffington Post reports that Brown had been trying to get the book published four years ago, but, “...the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn't that great,” a major publisher who was not named told the site. However, after Houston’s tragic death on Feb. 11, there is suddenly interest in Houston’s life. “Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney,” the publisher added.
However, Brown reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement after their divorce in 2007, reports MSNBC. He will also have to consider how a book would affect their 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina. After Brown only made a brief appearance at Houston’s funeral Saturday, he is already on bad terms with the Houston family.
A friend of Brown noted to the Huffington Post that Brown’s behavior on the day of the funeral, which included performing a concert that night, show that Brown might put profits ahead of family. "He didn't get on stage that night because he needed to sing his greatest hits or because Whitney would have wanted him to entertain his fans, he did it to get a paycheck -- the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book,” the friend said.
LALATE notes that, in 2008, Brown’s Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But, which was co-written with Derrick Handspike, was actually published, but was never released. Houston’s representatives at the time blasted the book, telling People that Houston “...is sad that Bobby feels he need to say such things but she chooses to take the high road and will not speak badly about the father of her child even if it's to set the record straight." A version of the book is actually available on Amazon from sellers. That edition calls the book “An Un(Authorized?) Biography.” The New York Post even published excerpts from the book.
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Bobby Brown leaves Houston funeral after spat
NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- Singer Bobby Brown made a brief and dramatic appearance at ex-wife Whitney Houston's memorial service Saturday, leaving abruptly after being told that his entourage couldn't sit together, police sources told CNN.
Brown accused security of treating his family badly and barring him from visiting with his daughter, an account that Houston's family vehemently denied, according to a family friend.
On CNN's live video feed, Brown was seen arriving with several people and appeared emotionally distraught, with red eyes and head hanging as he walked up the aisle of the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. He approached Houston's casket, passed it and went back down the aisle.
"My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston," Brown later said in a statement. "We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions. I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continued to ask us and no one else to move. Security then prevented me from attempting to see my daughter Bobbi Kristina.
"In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene. ... I will continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how," the statement said."
Brown was expected to attend with two guests but showed up with 10 people, a close friend of the Houston family told CNN on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
"The family approached Bobby and told him that he could stay in the area reserved for family, but that his guests would need to move to a different section to make room for Cissy (Houston) and the rest of the family," the family friend said. "Bobby said no."
When Brown refused, the family asked police to intervene.
"The police told Bobby that he could stay in the area reserved for family, but that his guests needed to move," the friend said. "Bobby said no, and left with all of his guests."
The family friend maintained that Brown was always invited to the funeral.
"There was never a question of whether he would be invited or not," the friend said.
Describing what happened at the service, the Rev. Al Sharpton posted on his Twitter account: "I am at Whitney's funeral. I spoke with Bobby Brown trying to calm him down and not distract from the services. Today is about Whitney."
Brown was scheduled to perform with his group, New Edition, later Saturday in Connecticut. Brown considers performing as therapy to get him through a difficult time, a source close to him said Sunday.
He and Houston were married from 1992 until 2007, with Houston getting sole custody of their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, when they divorced. Their daughter was born in 1993.
When they married in July 1992, questions arose about whether it was a publicity stunt to help polish Brown's image as a bad boy who had weathered drug rumors and had acknowledged having three children out of wedlock. Houston scoffed at such rumors, saying that anyone who questioned their marriage didn't understand what the commitment meant to her. They married in a lavish ceremony at her New Jersey estate.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, reports begin to surface about Houston's struggles with drug addiction, health problems and her rocky marriage with Brown. Her album sales dropped, and her voice began to show signs of wear.
In a now-infamous interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer in 2002, Houston admitted using drugs, but denied using crack. "Crack is whack," she said, quoting a line from a mural painted in 1986. In the same interview, Houston said, "The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy."
In 2004, filming began on the short-lived reality show "Being Bobby Brown." "The show aired during the worst years of the couple's crumbling marriage: drug use, lifestyle excess and bad behavior were all caught on tape, and Houston's reputation sunk to new lows," according to Biography.com. Houston later said she did the show to try to save her marriage.
In March 2011, Brown announced that he and his New Edition bandmates were reuniting and planning a new album and tour.
The group -- made up of Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill -- had reunited periodically over the years, with and without Brown.
Brown's music career initially took off with New Edition, which started as an R&B boy band.
He left New Edition in 1986, after hits that included "Candy Girl," "Cool It Now," and "Mr. Telephone Man."
His solo career has included his 1988 multiplatinum album, "Don't Be Cruel," which featured the hit singles "Don't Be Cruel," "Every Little Step," "Rock Wit' Cha," "My Prerogative" and "Roni."
CNN's Carolyn Sung, Don Lemon, Kiran Khalid and Raelyn Johnson contributed to this report.
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Is Bobby Brown thinking about dishing all the dirt on his relationship with deceased diva Whitney Houston?!
Whitney hasn't been in the ground a week, but Bobby may be re-visiting the idea of writing a tell-all about her, according to The Huffington Post. The pair had a tumultuous 14-year marriage before Whitney filed for divorce in 2006.
Supposedly, Bobby had thought to write an expose on their relationship in 2008, but the idea fizzled out. Now that Whitney has passed on, there's buzz that he may be trying to move ahead with the book.
“Back in 2008, the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn’t that great,” one publisher told The Huffington Post. “Whitney had fallen off the radar back then … but now, following her tragic death, the market has changed. Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney.”
But getting any potential tell-all on the shelves will be tough considering the confidentiality agreement that was included in the divorce settlement. Also, the publication of such a book could have a huge impact on his daughter with Whitney, Bobbi Kristina, and that might stop him from putting pen to paper.
“Bobby loves all his children,” said Phaedra Parks, his former attorney. “He would do anything to protect all his children.”
Whitney's friends, however, aren't so sure that even that would stop him from giving up the goods on their rocky romance. They charge that whether or not Bobby writes the tell-all will be a decision that is purely motivated by money.
“This is a man who left his ex-wife’s funeral because he didn’t like his seats and went to a paying gig that night,” Whitney's friend supposedly said. “He didn’t get on stage that night because he needed to sing his greatest hits or because Whitney would have wanted him to entertain his fans; he did it to get a paycheck—the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book.”
Meanwhile, someone else has cashed in on Whitney's death in a far more shocking way. The National Enquirer has come under fire for publishing a picture of Whitney in her casket on its cover.
The tabloid would not disclose who took the shot, but it claims that Whitney was laid to rest wearing $500,000 worth of jewelry and gold slippers on her feet. Her nickname, "Nippy," was embroidered on the inside of her casket between two treble-clef signs. Reportedly, the picture was taken at Whigham's Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey.
From : www.s2smagazine.com
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Report: Bobby Brown trying to get tell-all book about relationship with Whitney Houston published
Daniel S Levine
Bobby Brown, who split with singer Whitney Houston in 2007, is reportedly trying to get his tell-all autobiography centered on his relationship with the late singer finally published.
The Huffington Post reports that Brown had been trying to get the book published four years ago, but, “...the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn't that great,” a major publisher who was not named told the site. However, after Houston’s tragic death on Feb. 11, there is suddenly interest in Houston’s life. “Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney,” the publisher added.
However, Brown reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement after their divorce in 2007, reports MSNBC. He will also have to consider how a book would affect their 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina. After Brown only made a brief appearance at Houston’s funeral Saturday, he is already on bad terms with the Houston family.
A friend of Brown noted to the Huffington Post that Brown’s behavior on the day of the funeral, which included performing a concert that night, show that Brown might put profits ahead of family. "He didn't get on stage that night because he needed to sing his greatest hits or because Whitney would have wanted him to entertain his fans, he did it to get a paycheck -- the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book,” the friend said.
LALATE notes that, in 2008, Brown’s Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But, which was co-written with Derrick Handspike, was actually published, but was never released. Houston’s representatives at the time blasted the book, telling People that Houston “...is sad that Bobby feels he need to say such things but she chooses to take the high road and will not speak badly about the father of her child even if it's to set the record straight." A version of the book is actually available on Amazon from sellers. That edition calls the book “An Un(Authorized?) Biography.” The New York Post even published excerpts from the book.
From : thecelebritycafe.com
Bobby Brown leaves Houston funeral after spat
NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- Singer Bobby Brown made a brief and dramatic appearance at ex-wife Whitney Houston's memorial service Saturday, leaving abruptly after being told that his entourage couldn't sit together, police sources told CNN.
Brown accused security of treating his family badly and barring him from visiting with his daughter, an account that Houston's family vehemently denied, according to a family friend.
On CNN's live video feed, Brown was seen arriving with several people and appeared emotionally distraught, with red eyes and head hanging as he walked up the aisle of the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. He approached Houston's casket, passed it and went back down the aisle.
"My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston," Brown later said in a statement. "We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions. I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continued to ask us and no one else to move. Security then prevented me from attempting to see my daughter Bobbi Kristina.
"In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene. ... I will continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how," the statement said."
Brown was expected to attend with two guests but showed up with 10 people, a close friend of the Houston family told CNN on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
"The family approached Bobby and told him that he could stay in the area reserved for family, but that his guests would need to move to a different section to make room for Cissy (Houston) and the rest of the family," the family friend said. "Bobby said no."
When Brown refused, the family asked police to intervene.
"The police told Bobby that he could stay in the area reserved for family, but that his guests needed to move," the friend said. "Bobby said no, and left with all of his guests."
The family friend maintained that Brown was always invited to the funeral.
"There was never a question of whether he would be invited or not," the friend said.
Describing what happened at the service, the Rev. Al Sharpton posted on his Twitter account: "I am at Whitney's funeral. I spoke with Bobby Brown trying to calm him down and not distract from the services. Today is about Whitney."
Brown was scheduled to perform with his group, New Edition, later Saturday in Connecticut. Brown considers performing as therapy to get him through a difficult time, a source close to him said Sunday.
He and Houston were married from 1992 until 2007, with Houston getting sole custody of their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, when they divorced. Their daughter was born in 1993.
When they married in July 1992, questions arose about whether it was a publicity stunt to help polish Brown's image as a bad boy who had weathered drug rumors and had acknowledged having three children out of wedlock. Houston scoffed at such rumors, saying that anyone who questioned their marriage didn't understand what the commitment meant to her. They married in a lavish ceremony at her New Jersey estate.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, reports begin to surface about Houston's struggles with drug addiction, health problems and her rocky marriage with Brown. Her album sales dropped, and her voice began to show signs of wear.
In a now-infamous interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer in 2002, Houston admitted using drugs, but denied using crack. "Crack is whack," she said, quoting a line from a mural painted in 1986. In the same interview, Houston said, "The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy."
In 2004, filming began on the short-lived reality show "Being Bobby Brown." "The show aired during the worst years of the couple's crumbling marriage: drug use, lifestyle excess and bad behavior were all caught on tape, and Houston's reputation sunk to new lows," according to Biography.com. Houston later said she did the show to try to save her marriage.
In March 2011, Brown announced that he and his New Edition bandmates were reuniting and planning a new album and tour.
The group -- made up of Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill -- had reunited periodically over the years, with and without Brown.
Brown's music career initially took off with New Edition, which started as an R&B boy band.
He left New Edition in 1986, after hits that included "Candy Girl," "Cool It Now," and "Mr. Telephone Man."
His solo career has included his 1988 multiplatinum album, "Don't Be Cruel," which featured the hit singles "Don't Be Cruel," "Every Little Step," "Rock Wit' Cha," "My Prerogative" and "Roni."
CNN's Carolyn Sung, Don Lemon, Kiran Khalid and Raelyn Johnson contributed to this report.
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